England have named their playing XI for the 1st Test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Wednesday.

Andrew Strauss has been named as an opener while Tim Ambrose is set to make his debut as a wicketkeeper.

England:
MP Vaughan (Yorkshire, captain), AN Cook (Essex), AJ Strauss (Middlesex), KP Pietersen (Hampshire), IR Bell (Warwickshire), PD Collingwood (Durham), TR Ambrose (Warwickshire, wkt), RJ Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire), MJ Hoggard (Yorkshire), SJ Harmison (Durham), MS Panesar (Northamptonshire).